Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Norway
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Norway
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe, South America
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Nynorsk
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Norwegian Language Council
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Swedish and Danish Languages
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Com estàs?
hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Bona nit
god natt
Good Evening
Bona nit
god kveld
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
god ettermiddag
Good Morning
Bon dia
god morgen
Please
Sisplau
Vær så snill
I Love You
T'estimo
Jeg Elsker Deg
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
unnskyld meg
Dialect 1
Caló
Jamtlandic
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Dialect 2
Valencian
Sognamål
Where They Speak
Spain
Sogn
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Hallingmål-Valdris
Where They Speak
Spain
Hallingdal, Valdres
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Norsk
French Name
catalan; valencien
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
German Name
Katalanisch
Nynorsk
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Norwegians
Origin
c. 1028
c. 1300 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Norwegian
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
norw1258
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Catalan and Norwegian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Catalan and Norwegian dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Norwegian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Norwegian Dialects are spoken in different Norwegian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Norwegian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic , Sognamål. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Norwegian Speaking population
Catalan and Norwegian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Norwegian languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Norwegian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Catalan and Norwegian on Catalan vs Norwegian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Norwegian Language Codes
Catalan and Norwegian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Norwegian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.